I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to feel low down
I gotta right t' hang around down around the river

A certain gal in this ol' town
Keeps draggin' my poor heart around
All I see for me is misery

I gotta right to sing the blues
I gotta right to moan and sigh
I gotta right to sit and cry down around the river

I kno' the deep blue sea, will soon be callin' me
It must be love, say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues

(He's gotta right to sing the blues)
I gotta right to sing the blues
(He's gotta right to moan and sigh)

I gotta right t' moan and sigh
(He's gotta right to sit an' cry)
Sit an' cryin' down along the river

I kno' the deep blue sea, will soon be callin' me
It must be love, say what you choose
I gotta right to sing the blues the blues

I gotta right
(The right)
Tonight
(Tonight)
I gotta right to sing the blues